SWAC and Southern dished out punishment to players for their involvement in the outlandish on-court brawl during the game on Saturday night against Texas Southern, which ended in a double forfeit.
However, with 12:36 left in the game, the Lady Jags stole the ball and collided with a TSU player under the net.
TSU was the first to attempt aggression, however the verdict from Southern Athletic Director, William Broussard came in.
“As we await the final verdict from the Southwestern Athletic Conference regarding potential suspension, senior guard Keonia Parrish has been dismissed from the women’s program for actinos detrimental to the team. Kenidi Robinson has also been suspended indefinitely for the involvement in Saturday’s incident,” said Broussard.
SWAC also handed out punishments, suspending 15 players total from both teams for the diabolical incident. Seven of those players from Southern were: Shaquandria Litmon, Jadea Brundidge, Yasmine Nelson, Jasmine Jefferson, Kendra Coleman, Corteni Purnell and Keonia Parrish, all of which will be suspended for two games.
Strictly appalled at the behavior, Southern head coach Sandy Pugh felt it necessary to offer her personal judgment towards a single player.
“We would like to reiterate that any behavior of this nature is extreme and completely beyond the boundaries of tolerable. As a result, we felt that an immediate dismissal was warranted,” said Pugh in reference to the dismissal of Parrish.
Southern (15-3) lost the conference struggle to Texas Southern (16-3) as they share the regular season title.
As soon as Southern commences to conference tournament play, they will be exhausting the bench to ignite the floor, and with luck, maybe they’ll reach the ladder.
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Breaking Sports Update: Southern women’s basketball team punished after devastating brawl
March 10, 2015
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